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Example Sentences

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She said border officials rejected these ideas, but signaled tentative support for watering holes for bighorn, small wildlife passages in the wall and floodgates to be left open during storms.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

But only a slim margin will be left over, and that will put a damper on shareholder returns.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

With Sinner out and Carlos Alcaraz skipping the clay-court major with injury, Djokovic will be left wondering if his best opportunity of winning that elusive 25th Grand Slam has been wrenched from his grasp.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

By the end of the cycle, the U.S. will be left with roughly 300 million barrels of crude in the SPR.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

But there was a great deal to carry, and as she did not know which were the true ingredients for the visibilizer and which were the red herrings, nothing could be left behind.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood